Two Palestinians are seriously injured after being shot by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces say that the Palestinians were attacking Israeli troops.
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April 18, 2022 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian troops capture the city of Kreminna in Luhansk Oblast. Local authorities say that four refugees have been shot dead trying to escape the city.
Turkey launches a series of airstrikes on PKK targets in Duhok Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
The Russian defence ministry says that its forces have destroyed 16 Ukrainian military facilities, including five command posts, a fuel depot and three ammunition warehouses in "mass strikes" overnight. Russia also says that it shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29s and one Su-25.
Disasters and accidents
A jeep returning from a wedding crashes into another vehicle in Amethi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing six people and injuring four more.
Health and environment
South Korea ends their COVID-19 restrictions two years after they were imposed. However, the mask mandate will remain in place.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida voids the Biden administration's mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation. Most U.S. airlines including Alaska Airlines and United Airlines subsequently end their mask mandates due to the ruling.
Scotland lifts their law mandating face coverings in shops, restaurants and public transport.
International relations
Igor Kastyukevich is appointed the de facto mayor of Kherson, the only Ukrainian Oblast capital captured during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
United States officials plan to travel to Solomon Islands due to concerns that the country is making a security pact with China. The U.S. fears the proposed agreement could lead to Chinese troops being deployed to Solomon Islands.
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